Investigation And Study On Yingshang Flower-Drum-Lantern

As one of the folk arts in Anhui Province, Flower Drum Lantern is giving off splendid effulgence across the whole province. The characteristics of Han folk song and dance have been fully performed with the carrier of Flower Drum Lantern, which has promoted the development of Chinese folk music. Following the arts of Flower Drum Lantern, the paper gives a detailed description on one of its branches----Flower Drum Lantern which is popular among Yingshang area. The recent study on Flower Drum Lantern is mainly concentrated on the provincial level around Anhui and no one has distinguished Flower Drum Lantern according to its genre. The paper focuses on the branch division of Flower Drum Lantern and makes a close investigation and research on the genre of it among Yingshang area in Anhui Province. It mainly does researches on the following aspectsFirst, it discusses the meaning of the choice of the thesis, the background and related field study. Flower Drum Lantern among Yingshang area has its unique features as one branch of Anhui Flower Drum Lantern. The paper gives a detailed description on its history and basic development. Besides, the author does some investigation and research on the music and dance of Flower Drum Lantern. There are three components of music being illusrated, which are respectively the songs of Flower Drum Lantern, the drum and the small play in the back court. Dance is the main part of Flower Drum Lantern and it includes Big Huachang performed by the collective, Small Huachang performed by two or three people and the Plate Drum.In the second part, the writer mainly uses the method of field and talking to research Yingshang area for aged performers and social unions who are always performing Flower Drum Lanterns. Last, after doing diachronic and synchronic summary, the writer states the present research situation and the major protective measures of the Flower Drum Lantern among Yingshang area.Above all, owing to the enthusiasm for the national folk arts and the sense of mission for the reality, the author makes investigation and research on Flower Drum Lantern in Yingshang area and puts forward some protective measures. The protective activities for the Intangible Cultural Heritage have become one of the important construction items in our country. It is expected that this paper can provide some reference in intelligence and policy in the protection of Flower Drum Lantern for the related ministry in local government.